The latest from Bill Whittle, with contrasting thoughts on Chris Hayes and Elon Musk.
8 thoughts on “Up? Or Down?”
Quite a rogues gallery. My speakers don’t work, so will have to visit the library for this one.
I love that roar of voices at stage separation; Bill couldn’t keep the grin off his face either. That was truly a good day.
I don’t think I watched any of the Falcon 1 flights live. I’ll have to look for the videos.
But the roars that erupted on this recent flight when the solar panels deployed literally brought tears to my eyes.
Gotta give him credit for remembering the first successful Falcon 1 flight. A lot of people seem to be thinking SpaceX only managed to launch something successfully on the last flight…
Bill, I agree that Chris Hayes should not be fired for his repugnant comments. People who don’t share his views should watch something else. But this has nothing to do with the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects the speaker–any speaker– from incurring the wrath of the government, not from an employer who calculates that your crass statement might cost it advertising revenue. The First Amendment says nothing about having to face the consequences for imprudent speach; consequences from employers, viewers, political opponents, voters, society at large, etc. It simply states that you can say “down with the king” and not find yourself making a quick trip to the gallows. I have noted, lately, that the First Amendment has become “the last refuge of the idiot,” to borrow–and mangle–a metaphor. Any dope that gets his rear-end caught in a sling for saying something stupid, immediately trots out the First Amendment.
Maybe he said it in an offensive manner, but Mr. Hayes is right. The heroism of the men and women who have served in various wars has little to do with the bone-headed, crass stupidity – and dishonesty in some cases – of those who sent them off to fight. The old “lions led by donkeys” scenario.
Well then Fletcher, Hayes is wrong; honoring the lions is definitely not the same as encouraging the hind end of the donkey.
Quite a rogues gallery. My speakers don’t work, so will have to visit the library for this one.
I love that roar of voices at stage separation; Bill couldn’t keep the grin off his face either. That was truly a good day.
I don’t think I watched any of the Falcon 1 flights live. I’ll have to look for the videos.
But the roars that erupted on this recent flight when the solar panels deployed literally brought tears to my eyes.
Gotta give him credit for remembering the first successful Falcon 1 flight. A lot of people seem to be thinking SpaceX only managed to launch something successfully on the last flight…
Bill, I agree that Chris Hayes should not be fired for his repugnant comments. People who don’t share his views should watch something else. But this has nothing to do with the First Amendment. The First Amendment protects the speaker–any speaker– from incurring the wrath of the government, not from an employer who calculates that your crass statement might cost it advertising revenue. The First Amendment says nothing about having to face the consequences for imprudent speach; consequences from employers, viewers, political opponents, voters, society at large, etc. It simply states that you can say “down with the king” and not find yourself making a quick trip to the gallows. I have noted, lately, that the First Amendment has become “the last refuge of the idiot,” to borrow–and mangle–a metaphor. Any dope that gets his rear-end caught in a sling for saying something stupid, immediately trots out the First Amendment.
Maybe he said it in an offensive manner, but Mr. Hayes is right. The heroism of the men and women who have served in various wars has little to do with the bone-headed, crass stupidity – and dishonesty in some cases – of those who sent them off to fight. The old “lions led by donkeys” scenario.
Well then Fletcher, Hayes is wrong; honoring the lions is definitely not the same as encouraging the hind end of the donkey.
Whittle rules!
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